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Thursday, November 7, 2013

Army Archetypes

By TheGraveMind

Been bored at work, and was thinking about how Sisters fit into 40k. I started comparing the different armies to classic/fantasy archetypes. Maybe my Roll playing memories were just coming back to my thoughts.

Space marines - paladins
If I really have to explain this one, then you might be a bit oblivious. Space Knights/paladins, the stalwart defenders of mankind and their faith protects them.

Sisters - clerics
Less combat oriented than a paladin, but makes up for it by using Divine powers to sway the battle when needed.

Orks - barbarians
Brute strength; if it's not working, you're not using enough of it.

Dark eldar - rogues
Just taking a stab in the dark on this one.

Eldar - druids/shaman
Aspect focused, less direct combat powers/magic and more on the buffs and curses.

I think these actually fit pretty well. Obviously this isn't locking anything in place, there is overlap and not every unit in each army fits as well, but I think overall the army generally does have a play style that fits these.